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Re: [Healeys] Steering Gear Adjustment

To: Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Steering Gear Adjustment
From: Ricchardd Mayor <boyracer466@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2023 17:55:48 -0700
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Make a very small adjustment in the direction that you want go, check =
the play in your steering wheel, and then drive the car to see how it =
feels. Keep doing that until you get it where you want it. No need to =
disconnect anything or jack anything up. Unless you really want to. =20


Richard Mayor
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> On Oct 28, 2023, at 12:07 PM, Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com> =
wrote:
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> I've never found a need to disconnect the rod ends. Jack stands on the =
outer ends of the lower A arms will keep the loads off the steering =
system sufficiently.=20
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> M
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> On Sat., Oct. 28, 2023, 2:36 p.m. Harold Manifold, <manifold@telus.net =
> Hello,
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> I need to make an adjustment to the steering gear. I read the =
procedure in manual and it says to disconnect the side rod from the =
steering arm. Can the same thing be achieved by lifting the tires and =
not disconnecting the side rod?
> Any tips on adjusting the steering gear are appreciated.
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> Harold
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class=3D"">Make a very small adjustment in the direction that you want =
go, check the play in your steering wheel, and then drive the car to see =
how it feels. Keep doing that until you get it where you want it. No =
need to disconnect anything or jack anything up. Unless you really want =
to. &nbsp;<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""><div apple-content-edited=3D"true" class=3D"">
Richard&nbsp;Mayor<br class=3D""><a href=3D"mailto:boyracer466@gmail.com"; =
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<br class=3D""><div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On Oct 28, 2023, at 12:07 PM, Michael Salter &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com"; =
class=3D"">michaelsalter@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
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0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=3D"">I've never found a need =
to disconnect the rod ends. Jack stands on the outer ends of the lower A =
arms will keep the loads off the steering system sufficiently.&nbsp;<div =
dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"auto" =
class=3D"">M</div></div><br style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: =
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0px;"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat., Oct. 28, 2023, 2:36 =
p.m. Harold Manifold, &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:manifold@telus.net"; =
class=3D"">manifold@telus.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br =
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class=3D"">Hello,<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">I =
need to make an adjustment&nbsp;to the steering gear. I read the =
procedure in manual and it says to disconnect the side rod from the =
steering arm. Can the same thing be achieved&nbsp;by lifting the tires =
and not disconnecting the side rod?</div><div class=3D"">Any tips on =
adjusting the steering gear are appreciated.</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Harold</div></div>_____________________________________________=
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